Brooke White - California Song Chords & Tabs

"California Song" by Brooke White

I know this is 100% correct, because I watched a video of her playing it on Youtube. Enjoy! :)


Intro:

C, G, F, G (2x)



Verse:

   C             G
America sang me all the way

  F              G
Across Ventura Highway

         C             G
I was chasing the sun

 F                    G
Just chasing the sun

  C               G
Walking up the boulevard

  F                 G
Looking down and counting stars

  C          G        F   G
Singing Ladies of the Canyon

   F                        G
Freeway's frozen and the traffic's jammed but I

 Am                           F
Feel like I'm living in the movies (look at me)




Chorus:

 C              G
Hey, everybody has their song

           Am
Everybody sing along

          F
Na na na na na na na na na na na

 C                       F (3rd fret)
Hey, don't worry if you get it wrong

                         F
Don't you know that you still belong

         Am    Em7       F    G     C
Na na na na na na in a California song



C, G, F, G (2x)




Verse 2:

 C              G
Weather on the Golden Gate

 F              G
Sunsets on the Palisades

         C
And the Beach Boys

      G        F    G
Are looking at me, ohh

     C                   G
Well I bought into that perfect scene

          F             G
That the Mamas and the Papas sing

        C      G
I was dreaming

        F   G
I was dreaming
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     F                 G
And it's so funny how everybody lives

 Am             G            F
Like they are living in the movies

      G
Like they're so cool





Chorus:

 C              G
Hey, everybody has their song

           Am
Everybody sing along

         F
Na na na na na na na na na na na

 C                       F (3rd fret)
Hey, don't worry if you get it wrong

                         F
Don't you know that you still belong

         Am    Em7      F    G     F     G
Na na na na na na in a California song, yeah

 C    F (3rd fret)    F    C  G
Ooh, ooooooooooooh, ahhhh

 C    F (3rd fret)    F    C  G
Ooh, ooooooooooooh, ahhhh



 C (strum once) F (3rd fret, strum once)
Hey, everybody has their song

           F (strum once)
Everybody sing along

         Am    Em7   F     G
Na na na na na na na na na na na

 C                       F (3rd fret)
Hey, don't worry if you get it wrong

                         F
Don't you know that you still belong

         F
Na na na na na na na na na na na

C                        F (3rd fret)
Hey, don't worry if you get it wrong

                          F
Don't you know that you still belong

         Am    Em7      F    G     C
Na na na na na na in a California song

   F (3rd fret)
Na na na na na na

   F
Na na na na na na

C   G
Oh yeah

 C    F (3rd fret)
Yeaaaaaahhh

 F
Yeah yeah

         Am    Em7       F   G     C
Na na na na na na in a California song